Social enterprise

We’re taking action to empower communities by supporting social entrepreneurs to create sustainable businesses.

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PwC Social Entrepreneurs Club

Our UK-wide network for social entrepreneurs

Buying Social

Our commitment to buying social

Creating impact

Recognising excellence in social enterprise impact and reporting

Social enterprise is a significant and fast growing part of the UK economy and social enterprises exist across all sectors. Social enterprises tend to be more inclusive than mainstream businesses, they're often led by a more diverse group of people, they're more likely to employ people who are disadvantaged in the labour market and they often operate in geographic areas of deprivation.

So working with them, sharing the skills of our people and supporting their business growth, goes to the heart of our purpose and is a key piece of our commitment to inclusive growth. Our work with social enterprises encompasses our PwC Social Entrepreneurs Club and our commitment to Buy Social.

We’re also proud that our social enterprise hub in London, The Fire Station, helped drive growth and collaboration in the social enterprise community for over 12 years. It was home to Social Enterprise UK and the School for Social Entrepreneurs until 2023 and we continue to collaborate, support and work closely with both organisations as strategic partners.

Interview with Lucy Ferguson, CEO of Mediorite and Ondre Roach, Director of Mediator Training

The value of sharing skills with social entrepreneurs, as they navigate the challenges of growing their business and maximising their impact, can be huge. Take a look at this short video of highlights from an interview with Lucy Ferguson from Mediorite, recent winner of both our BPTA Impact in Social Enterprise award and The Lord Mayor’s Dragon Awards. Mediorite is a longstanding Social Entrepreneurs Club member and a supplier to PwC UK.

Lucy was also joined for the interview by Ondre Roach, a former Mediorite trainee, who has now established his own social enterprise that is receiving support from our Social Entrepreneurs Club and Black Leadership programme.